A Perfect Audit Every
Year Since 1989
In June 1989, The Cathedral City Council adopted an
ordinance which establishing a Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (“TUMF”)
the proceeds of which are placed in a trust fund held by the Coachella
Valley Association of Governments (CVAG). Funds are used to construct
transportation improvements and provide additional capacity needed by the
year 2010 to meet l traffic demands that result from new land development in
the City and the Coachella Valley.
The fees are collected from developers when they apply
for new building permits and are calculated by weighing such factors as
whether the project is residential or commercial, the type of commercial
development being proposed and square footage.
Each year CVAG audit’s of each participating city to be
sure that the correct TUMF amount has been collected for all new projects.
Cathedral City has had perfect audits since the TUMF
program began in 1989.
In a letter to City Manager Don Bradley, CVAG wrote,
“CVAG staff would like to compliment you and your staff for the professional
manner in which the TUMF program is administered in Cathedral City. The
city’s program is truly a model for the rest of the valley. There were no
discrepancies found during our review. Please pass on our appreciation for a
“job well done” to your staff with a special thanks to Gil Estrada, Diane
Sawa and Wyvette Ganther for their outstanding achievement of no
discrepancies during the collection of $400,710.68.”
October Events – It’s a
Busy Month in Cathedral City
Fire
Department Sponsors Blood Drive Oct. 13th
The Cathedral City Fire Department, in cooperation with the
Community Blood Bank is sponsoring a Blood Drive on Sat. Oct. 13th,
8:30am-12:30pm. The Blood Drive is just one of the many activities featured
at the Cathedral City Fire Department’s Annual Open House and Pancake
Breakfast at the Fire Administration Building, 32-100 Desert Vista Rd.,
Cathedral City.
Appointments for blood donations are now being accepted.
Call Sandra at 770-8210 to schedule an appointment. All donors receive a
2-For-1 pass to The Living Desert Reserve in Palm Desert.
Annual Open
House and Pancake Breakfast Oct. 13th
The Cathedral City Fire Department’s 19th Annual Open House
and Pancake Breakfast is scheduled for Sat. Oct. 13, 8am-11am, at the Fire
Administration Building, 32-100 Desert Vista Rd. The event culminates the
nation-wide observance of Fire Prevention Week, Oct. 7-13. Pancake breakfast
tickets: Adults - $5; Children - $3 (ages 12 & under). All proceeds benefit
the Cathedral City Firefighters Benevolence Fund.
Cathedral City Firefighters have several activities
planned for the Open House including department tours, face painting,
balloons, “Stop, Drop & Roll” demonstrations, Sparky’s Hazard House, and,
“Sparky”! The Community Blood Bank is accepting blood donations from
8:30am-12:30pm. All blood donors will receive a 2-for-1 ticket to The Living
Desert Reserve in Palm Desert.
School children participating in the Department’s poster
contest can see their submittals on display throughout the agency.
For more information call 770-8200 or go to the City
website at www.cathedralcity.gov
Oktoberfest
Start practicing your oompas and get out your "lederhosen."
There will be fun for the whole family at the Cathedral City Highway 111
Auto Center's 2nd Annual Oktoberfest & Craft Fair, a community celebration
reflecting authentic German heritage through food, music, folk dancing and
children's activities. The event starts at the Cathedral City Town Square on
Friday, October 19th from 6:00 p.m. to 11 p.m. and continues on Saturday,
October 20th from 10:00 a.m. to 11 p.m.
This community event, which benefits the Cathedral City
Chamber of Commerce, will feature the traditional 20-piece German-American
Brass Band of Southern California, authentic German food like Bratwurst,
Schnitzel and German beer from Warsteiner as well as German wine. Throughout
the 2-day event, there will be Beer Stein Carrying Contests with the
Warsteiner Beer Girls, traditional folk dance lessons and fun sing-a-longs.
This year a Fall Craft Fair has been included in
Saturday's activities from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the enjoyment of both
locals and visitors. This is a "juried" craft show to ensure excellence of
craftsmanship, artistic originality and variety in types of crafts and
pricing levels. Also on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., children's
activities will again include programs by the Children's Discovery Museum of
the Desert, a bounce house, face-painting and more.
"We're thrilled to invite the community to celebrate the
valley's largest Oktoberfest celebration again this year," stated Building
Industry Association Executive Director, Fred Bell, Chairman of the Board of
Directors of the Cathedral City Chamber of Commerce.
The Cathedral City Highway 111 Auto Center is once again
the title sponsor for this event in conjunction with other sponsors
including Empire West Developers of the Masters Series at Desert Princess,
Classic Party Rentals, Canyon National Bank, Burrtec Waste & Recycling
Services, Nicolino’s Italian Restaurant, Toro Company, PFF Bank & Trust, RR
Radio Group and Warsteiner Beer. For more information, please call
760-328-1213.
Cathedral City
High School Plans 2nd Annual Homecoming Parade
October 24th marks the date for Cathedral City High School’s
2nd Annual Homecoming Parade. All elementary and middle schools within the
city will march in the parade. The parade step-off is at 4:30pm, beginning
at Allen St. at E. Palm Canyon Drive and end in Town Square with a big pep
rally celebration.
Chamber State
of the City Luncheon
Mayor Kathy DeRosa will give the State-of-the-City address at
the Chamber of Commerce State of the City Luncheon, Tuesday, October 23,
11:30 – 1:30 PM at the Doral Resort – 67967 Vista Chino at Landau, Cathedral
City, CA 92234
The cost is $30 for reservations made by 5 pm Friday,
October 19 and $35 thereafter. Contact the Chamber at 328-1213 to make
reservations.
First Concert in Live
Arts Series Set Nov. 16
The Cathedral City Public Arts Commission launches its
LIVEARTS 2007-08 Series of seven monthly performances on Nov. 16, with a
concert that showcases history through the eyes of poets.
The free concert will begin at 7pm in the Council Chamber
at City Hall.
“Songs Without Words - - Words Without Songs” will
feature Bruce Mangum at the piano and Larry Lenske at the cello, playing
baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary music, interspersed with
poetry narrations. The production will integrate two art forms – music and
poetry – against a historical backdrop.
Mangum has toured the world playing the piano, served as
principal pianist for the Denver Opera Company, won musical director of the
year in Portland, OR., for his work in “Irene”, has been principal
accompanist for the Caballeros Gay Men’s Chorus, and was an integral part of
the 2007 Palm Springs Opera Guild’s OPERASSEMBLIES!, also serving as
assistant director.
The LIVEARTS Series offers the Canyon Classics Ensemble’s
Holidays Around the World” performance on Dec. 16 at the Cathedral City
Library; “Night at the Opera” on Jan. 11, jazz pianist Buddy Greco and
Lezlie Anders with the Cathedral City high School Jazz Band on Feb. 1 at the
Mary Pickford Theatre; a comedic evening with Justin Blake on March 14;
“Hollywood – The Beginning” with Don Thompson on April 25; and, the finale,
“The Spirit of the Desert”, an original composition about Cathedral City on
May 23.
Major sponsors include NAI Consulting, a Coachella Valley
engineering and construction/project management firm.
Draw a picture, help a
cat.
Like to paint? Like to paint and help a shelter animal?
You can do both.
The submission period is now open for the Fifth Annual
Art for the Animals. The annual fundraiser and competition is organized by
Riverside County Animal Services to foster awareness and assistance for its
homeless pet population.
Animal Services accepts art in all mediums beginning Oct.
1. Paintings, sketches, photography, sculptures – virtually anything you can
imagine – is encouraged, said Animal Services Deputy Director Betsey
Webster, who oversees the department’s Community Outreach & Education
Division.
Art for the Animals features three new categories this
year for the non-Picasso crowd. For the first time, Art for the Animals
features competitions in very-short fiction, memoir/personal essay and
poetry.
There is no entry free for any of the art or writing
categories. The art and literature can be mailed to one of Animal Services’
four shelter locations, but it is recommended to drop off the art to ensure
its safety. Art should be directed to Nicole Warrington. Writing submissions
should be submitted to John Welsh.
The group categories for the competition are: elementary
school, middle school, high school and adult. Artwork should be
animal-themed from the artists in elementary and middle schools. Artwork
from high school and adults can be any theme, but animal-related artwork is
certainly appreciated.
